The golden age of Hollywood, from 1920 to 1950 was a time that
photographically, gave rise to some of the best and most creative
images that have even been captured. Master photographers such as
Karsh pioneered and defined a lighting style that when teamed with
the attitudes of that time, have become the definitive look of the
golden age of Hollywood. The lighting style that was used in this era
depended on massive tungsten spot lights and giant sound stages for
the room to work. As time moved on, this awesome look fell out of
favor due to the collapse of the studio star system and the rise of
the realism movement. A few years ago, I wondered if it would be
possible to re-create the lighting style using modern lighting
technology as found in the typical studio. I gathered some reference
material and ran some test shoots to define the pitfalls and have
re-discover the techniques to create the glamour Hollywood style and
can now produce them in the confines of a modern studio setting. The
galleries above are the results of the early test shoots.